Loading attachment for manure-spreaders.



G. E. JOHNSON. LOADING ATTACHMENT FOR MANURE SPREADERS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.14, 1911.

1,022,088. Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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CHARLES E. JOHNSON, OF DEGRAFF, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM H.I-IINKLE, 0F DEGRAFF, OHIO.

LOADING ATTACHMENT FOR MANURE-SPREADERS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES E. JOHNSON,citizen of the United States, residing at Degraff, in the county ofLogan and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Loading Attachments for Manure-Spreaders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to loading mechanism, and more particularly toloading mechanism for manure spreaders, wagons, etc.

An object of the invention is to provide mechanism by means of whichmanure, dirt, etc., may be readily loaded upon a spreader or the like.

Another object is to produce a device of this character which willeffectively gather the material to be loaded and load the same upon thespreader.

Another object is to produce loading mechanism of this character whichwill gather the material from the field and load said material withoutrequiring the service of more than one workman.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,Figure 1, is an elevational view of the loading mechanism in positionfor loading material upon the spreader, the spreader being shown at theupper end of the slide to receive the material, and Fig. 2, is a detailplan view of the fork detached.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1represents a post which may be either temporarily or permanentlypositioned at a suitable point upon the ground from which it is desiredto gather the material to be loaded upon the spreader or wagon. Securedaround this post, near the ground is a suitable bracket 2 having theextended arms 3 between which is positioned a grooved roller or pulley 1the purpose of which will presently appear. Near the upper end of thepost 1 is a circular shoulder 1 against which rests the ring 5 workingaround the upper end of the post 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 14, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2,1912.

Serial No. 654,584.

and adapted for free movement thereorer, said ring 5 carrying a link 5to which is connected the arm 5, said arm being pivoted to the link atabout the center of the arm, and has its extremities perforated toreceive one end of the rope or cable 6 and the link 7, the rope beingsecured in one perforated extremity while the link is secured in theothen The rope or cable 6 passes around the pulley wheel 8 carried bythe hook 9 which is adapted for engagement with the small or loopportion 10 of the substantially V- shape fork engaging and dragging wireclamp 11. After passing around the pulley 8, the rope 6 is carried backtoward the upper end of the post 1 and passed around the pulley wheel 12carried in the link 7. The rope 6 is then passed downwardly adjacent thepost 1 and around the pulley wheel or groove roller 4: and finallyconnected with the swingletree 13 which may carry any suitable form ofclevis 1 1, by means of which suitable draft animals may be connected tothe rope or cable 6 for operating the loading mechanism.

The wire clamp 11 has the free ends of the long diverging arms thereofbent toward one another for engagement with the'ends of the hollowtubing or pipe 15, around which the inner ends of the tines 16 areengaged, it being understood that the bent ends of the wire clamp 11clamp within the open ends of said tubing 15, thus holding said tubingagainst rotation. It will be evident, however, that the inner ends ofthe tines 16 may be fastened to the tubing 15 in any preferred manner.

A short distance from the tubing 15 and positioned parallel therewith isthe connecting bar and strengthening bar 17, to the under side of whichare secured the tines 16, thus connecting and strengthening said tines.This is specially needed when the inner ends of the tines 16 are simplyengaged around the tubing 15. Positioned centrally of the bar 17 are theparallel perforated ears 18 which are secured in any suitable manner tosaid bar and project therefrom. Between the cars 18 is the forward endof the fork handle 19 and a pin 20 is passed through the perforated cars18 and through the forward end of said handle, the rear end thereof,extending rearwardly for some distance beyond the tubing 15.

The lever 19 is preferably of such form and curvature as to avoid thetubing 15, said handle passing therebeneath and the rearward end 21assuming a position sufliciently above the ground, when the tines 16 areresting thereupon, to be within ready grasp of the operator or workman.

Pivoted to the handle 19 is one end of the curved or bell crank latch 22which is adapt ed to be normally engaged over the tubing 15. This latchor bell crank 22 is adapted to be drawn away from the tubing 15 by meansof the wire 23, one end of which is connected to the lug 24 extendingfrom the bell crank 22 while its opposite end is connected with theshort end of the L-shape finger 25. The L-shape finger 25 is pivoted atits bent portion to the rear end of the handle 19, near the extremitythereof. \Vhile the curved latch or bellcrank 22 is engaged over thetubing 15, the long portion of the finger 25 rests away from the upperend 21 of the handle 19 and by pressing this portion of the finger 25against the upper end of the handle 19, the bell crank or curved latch22 is swung upon its pivot and drawn away from the tubing 15, allowingthe fork to swing upon the forward end of the handle 19, as will beclearly understood.

The proper distance from the post 1 is positioned a slide 26 which issupported in slanting position by means of the connected supporting legs27 and the wire frame 28 extending rearwardly therefrom, the upper andlower sides of the wire frame meeting and carrying a roller 29 at thejunction thereof for engagement with the under side of the side 26 nearthe end positioned upon the ground. Engaged on the under side of theslide 26 near the elevated end thereof, is the segmental cam wheel orroller 30 mounted upon the shaft 31 carried in the upper end of theconnected legs 27, and having a handle 32 upon one end, by means ofwhich the segmental cam 30 may be turned to the proper position tosupport the slide. The

spreader 33, or other conveyance upon which the material is to be loadedis positioned between the posts 1 and the slide 26, preferably at suchpoint to allow the upper end of the slide 26 to be engaged over the edgethereof.

- In operation, the operator or workman grasps the upper or rear end 21of the handle 19 and carries the fork to a point some distance from thelower end of the slide 26, it being understood that the draft animalsare drawn toward the post 1, and that the rope or cable 6 rides over thepulleys, 4:, 12 and 8, allowing the fork and wire clamp 11 to be movedto the position desired. As the animals move away from the post 1, therope or cable 6 will be drawn in an opposite direction near the rollers1, 12 and 8 and as the fork is allowed to rest with the tines 16 uponthe ground, and said fork guided properly,

the material will be gathered from the ground as said fork moves towardthe lower end of the slide upon the ground. When the fork reaches thelower end of the slide 26 with a suflicient quantity of material uponits tines, the pull upon the rope or cable 6 is continued to draw thefork up the slide 26 until it reaches the upper edge thereof restingover the side of the spreader 33. The long portion of the finger 25 isthen pressed against the upper end 21 of the handle 19 to swing thecurved latch or bell crank 22 upon its pivot and release the tubing 15.The weight of the material upon the tines 16 will cause the upper endsthereof to tilt forward, said tines being assisted in this movement bythe pull upon the rope or cable 6, it being evident that the full forceof this strain will be continued upon the tubing 15, for the reason thatthe wire clamp 11 is connected with the opposite ends thereof. After thematerial has left the tines 16 and been deposited upon the spreader 33,the strain upon the rope or cable 6 is relieved and the animal caused toagain move toward the post 1, causing a slack in the rope 6 and allowingthe tines to be turned to their proper position and the fork slidedownwardly upon the slide 26, at which time the long end of the finger25 may be released so that the latch or bell crank 22 may again engageover the tubing 15 to lock the tines 16 in proper relation with thehandle 19. It will be evident that this operation may be repeated untilall of the material may be loaded from the field onto the conveyance andthat the fork may be carried to any part of the field and caused togather the material as it is moved along the ground.

Owing to the construction of the slide sup porting means and thesegmental cam 30, the slide 26 may be positioned at any slant desiredfor loading material upon the spreaders, wagons, etc., of variousheights, and the slant of said slide may be varied during the operationof loading material upon a conveyance to raise the upper end of theslide, by simply turning the cam operating handle 32, it beingunderstood that the cam may be held in adjusted position by any wellknown latching or locking. means.

Owing to the extremely small number of parts of this device and thesimple formation and operation thereof, it will be apparcut that thisloading mechanism may be manufactured and employed at a small cost and agreat saving of time and labor.

What I claim is:

1. A loading mechanism comprising a post, a bracket carrying cableguiding means, said bracket being positioned near the lower end of thepost, an arm pivoted at its center to the post, cable guiding meanscarried by one end of the arm, a clamp, a cable guiding means connectedto said clamp, a swingletree, a cable having one end secured to the armand passing over the cable guiding means and having its opposite endsecured to the swingletree, a dump fork connected to said clamp, a slidefor said fork, and means for supporting the slide in slanting position.

2. Loading mechanism comprising a stationary post, cable guiding meansparried by the post, a cable passing over the guiding means carried bythe post, a fork connected to said cable and adapted to be drawnthereby, a slide for the fork, a frame having a Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

roller and a segmental cam for supporting the slide in slantingposition, and means for releasing the upper or rear end of the fork 1-5CHARLES E. JOHNSON. WVitnesses H. H. MILLER, T. C. MYERS.

Washington, D. G.

